Fan mounting



Feb. 4, 1930. PETER 1,745,638

FAN MOUNT ING Filed June 29. 1925 RAVE) Patented Feb. 4, 1930 UNI ED, TA ES;

ALFRED P TER, or BELOIT, wIscoNsiN, ASSIGNOR rro FAIRBANKS, MORSE & 00., or.

:rAT N-r OFFICE CHICAGO, ILLI oIs, A CORPORATION or" ILLINoIs FAN MOUNTING Application filed June 29,

" My invention relates to improvements in fan mountings and more particularly in the. mounting of a' fan for cooling a radiator.'-

The objectof my invention isfto provide a mounting fora radiator fan which is sim ple and easy to construct, andone which is integral with. the radiator itself, thereby eliminatingthe customary brackets, fittings,

.etc., which are external to the radiator it-' self.

7 Although my invention consists largely in the construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and particular- 5 ly; pointed out in the claims, yet I do not limit my invention to the precise form, construction or arrangement of parts shown or the several parts thereof, inasmuch as various alterations may be made without chang- I f ing the scope of my invention.

The further objects and advantages of my invention will appear from the following description and drawings of my device. j

' -'In the drawings, Fig. 1 is a front view of a radiator to which a preferred formof my device is applied; Fig. 2 is a side view, partially in section, of the construction shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 isa detailed sectional elevation of a preferred form of fan hub,

, with related parts.

, Referring by numerals tothe drawings, 5 designates a fan which may be of any suitable design preferably mounted on the hub 6 and revolving about a shaft 7 which shaft 7 is preferably mounted upon a radiator 8 by suitable vmeans, such as member 9 attached to transverse header '10 by any suitable means as, for example, by riveting, weld- 'ingor casting. The radiator 8 may be of any suitable type. here shown as'being of the sectional, tubular type, consisting of sections 11 mounted in a suitable frame12, and consisting oftwo banks of radiating sections. The sections 11, and the tubes thereof, are

adapted to serve as vertical struts, to aid in positioning the header 10 and the parts. carried thereby; 'The header 10 serves as the intermediate connecting means between these two banksand also as a transverse brac ing member. The inlet to the radiating sections is shown at 13 leading into tank '14 to 1925. .Serial No. 40,282.

iwhich the tops of the sectionsin the upper bankare connected. The bottoms of the sections in the lower .bank are connected to a header 15 which also serves as a bracing member. The outlet is shown at 16. Shaft .7 preferably fits rigidly into member 9 and hub 17 is preferably rotatably mounted on shaft 7 having bearings 18 therebetween.

A nut 19 serves to keep hub 17 on shaft 7 and fan blades 20'are attached to hub 17 in any suitable manner, such as by rivets 21. An oil cup 22 may be provided for the lubrication of bearings 18. A pulley 21 is preferably employed to rotate hub 17. 1

It is evident that member 9 may be cast integral with header 10 or may be attached thereto by means of bolts 23 and a flange 24 on header 10. Shaft 7 may be formed as an integral part of member 9 or it may rotate within member 9 in which case'hub 17 would be rigidly attached to shaft 7.

I claim:

1. In a radiator, the combination of a plurality of fluid-containing units, vertically of said units and to divide said radiator into a plurality of sections, a shaft-carrying member adapted as a fan mounting and carried by said header member, said units being disposedoin the relation of vertical struts about said header member and adapt ed to position said member and the fan mounting thereon.

3. In combination with asectional radiator, a header uniting two of said sections, throughout their width, a flange upon said header, a shaft carrying member mounted on said flange, a shaft carried by said member and afan rotatably mounted on said shaft, said sections comprising vertical c011- duit members adapted to serve as struts on each side of the header, to position to header and elements carried thereby.

4. In a radiator, in combination, a plurality of groups of fluid-containing units dis posed vertically in parallel planes, a header adapted to join said units and said groups of units, means. Oarriedby said header and adaptedyto' support a shaft, anda fan upon said shaft; said units being arranged to serve as vertical strut members above and'below said header, and to brace the header and means carried thereby. Y

5. In a radiator comprising a plurality of a vertical tubular sections, a transverse header substantially intermediate the top and bot-i 2 tom of said radiator, a fan shaft carried by said header, the tubular sections of said radi-- ator being adapted as vertical struts, to serve as combined supports for said header and fan shaft. p

* ALFRED 

